Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
लोभावरी ठेवुनि हेत । करी असत्य न्याय नीत॥1॥
त्याच्या पूर्वजां पतन । नरकीं किडे होती जाण ॥ध्रु.॥
कोटिगोहत्यापातक। त्यासी घडेल निष्टंक ॥2॥
मासां श्रवे जे सुंदरा । पाजी विटाळ पितरां ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे ऐसियासी । यम गांजील सायासी ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He who sets his heart on greed and renders false judgments as though they were fair, know that his ancestors fall into hell and become worms there. The sin of a million cow-slaughters clings to him without a doubt. The one who listens to the praises of a wicked beauty feeds pollution to his forefathers. Says Tuka, Yama will torment such a person with great severity.
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